Buyer - Womens & Mens Bodywear (Maternity Cover)

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail organization in Greater London is seeking a Buyer for Womens & Mens Bodywear on a maternity cover basis. You will negotiate supplier terms, manage brand performance, and collaborate with various internal teams to maximize profitability. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and have a customer-focused approach. This role is crucial for driving sales and delivering new market opportunities, offering a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• Well-developed understanding of the product/market.
• Ability to drive long-term and profitable commercial strategies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Womens & Mens Bodywear.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers.
• Manage category performance through analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal teams for effective brand onboarding.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Relationship building

Commercial acumen

Influencing skills

Proficient in Excel

Job description

Buyer - Womens & Mens Bodywear (Maternity Cover)

Job Introduction

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for Womens & Mens Bodywear for the business. You will negotiate the best terms for Selfridges, manage existing brands and work with marketing to drive sales and maximise profitability of your area

As Buyer you will

• Be responsible for overseeing Womens & Mens Bodywear
• Manage the performance of your category through regular meetings with the brand partners and through analysis of their performance, making recommendations to the Director of Buying
• Negotiate the best possible terms with suppliers i.e. margin, minimum guarantees, marketing budgets and exclusivity
• Liaise and work closely with internal teams including but not limited to Digital, Marketing, Retail Operations, Personal Shopping, Legal, Property and Security to ensure effective brand onboarding and execution of projects
• Forge meaningful partnerships with our Bodywear businesses through regular meetings
• Work with concession partners to exploit new opportunities across the regional stores
• Manage existing brands through analysis of performance, taking action when necessary and making decision to keep or discontinue within the business
• Support the Buying Director on key pop-up activations and brand launches

A bit about you

• Highly knowledgeable. You will have a well-developed understanding of the product/market
• Collaborative. Building relationships is one of your strengths, both with internal stakeholders as well as our brand partners
• Strategic and operational. With strong analytical skills and experience driving long-term and profitable commercial strategies, you'll be able to successfully manage projects through to completion.
• Engaging. Able to influence your stakeholders, retail and brands, you know how to use both data and market trends to drive commercial opportunities
• A great communicator. You have excellent influencing skills, building professional, lasting relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
• Customer focused. Combined with exceptional taste and instinct, you are able to push the boundaries to offer new and exciting produce
• All over the numbers. You are numerate with a highly commercial approach, as well as proficient in excel
• Collaborative. Working flexibly as part of the wider Buying team you will support in projects and cross functional meetings as appropriate
• An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague

This guide represents a summary of the role, however all team members are expected to be flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs of the business.

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